Néstor Almendros
Personal Info
Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-10-30 (62 years old)
Deathday
1992-03-04
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Also known As
Néstor Almendros Cuyás
Nestor Almendros
John Nestor
Néstor Almendros
Biography
Néstor Almendros Cuyás (30 October 1930 – 4 March 1992) was a Spanish cinematographer. One of the most highly appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute truth...a true master of light". Néstor Almendros Cuyás was born in Barcelona, Spain, but at 18 moved to Cuba to join his exiled anti-Francisco Franco father. In Havana, he wrote film reviews. Then he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He directed six shorts in Cuba and two in New York City. Afte...
Acting
Production
1970
as Director of Photography
1979
as Director of Photography
1977
as Director of Photography
1970
as Director of Photography
1980
as Director of Photography
1983
as Director of Photography
1975
as Director of Photography
1970
as Director of Photography
1967
as Director of Photography
1980
as Director of Photography
1978
as Director of Photography
1979
as Director of Photography
1972
as Director of Photography
1991
as Director of Photography
1977
as Director of Photography
1984
as Director
1984
as Writer
1960
as Director of Photography
1977
as Director of Photography
1967
as Director of Photography
1966
as Director of Photography
1969
as Director of Photography
1971
as Director of Photography
1969
as Director of Photography
1976
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director of Photography
1964
as Director of Photography
1972
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director of Photography
1976
as Director of Photography
1978
as Director of Photography
1986
as Director of Photography
1990
as Director of Photography
1978
as Director of Photography
1987
as Director
1969
as Director of Photography
1983
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director of Photography
1984
as Director of Photography
1978
as Director of Photography
1977
as Camera Operator
1965
as Assistant Director
1968
as Director of Photography
1978
as Director of Photography
1989
as Director of Photography
1987
as Director of Photography
1959
as Director of Photography
1959
as Director of Photography
1965
as Director of Photography
1965
as Director of Photography
1974
as Director of Photography
1971
as Director of Photography
1971
as Director of Photography
1971
as Director of Photography
1960
as Director
1982
as Director of Photography
1982
as Director of Photography
1966
as Assistant Camera
1977
as Director of Photography
1968
as Camera Operator
1965
as Director of Photography
1969
as Art Direction
1950
as Director
1950
as Director of Photography
1979
as Director of Photography
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